Resolution in sight for China meat block
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Farming
Meat block end in sight
12:59pm
Officials are expected to fly to China tonight with replacement certificates for shipments of stranded meat.
Dairy farm profit slips
Higher operating expenses in an otherwise-spectacular dairy season ate into farmer owner-operator profit.
Soil conservation steps up
1:30pm
Soil conservation on Taranaki hill country farms is being boosted by grants helping farmers plant forests.
A refreshing change
A reworked DairyNZ strategy will balance being competitive with environmental responsibility.
Farming tough get going
Some jobs are hard, but as Jana Hayes writes, toughing it out in farming can be a good bet.
Will farmer-driven meat reforms work?
Related story: Market dominance not meat industry answerDairy farm profit slips
Higher operating expenses in an otherwise-spectacular dairy season ate into farmer owner-operator profit.
A refreshing change
A reworked DairyNZ strategy will balance being competitive with environmental responsibility.
Taranaki TB testing to begin
$86,000 buys well-bred heifer
Meat firms discuss radical change
While farmers discuss meat-industry reform, the four big meat exporters have been quietly working on their own plan.
Bull gets top dollar
The Peacock family are celebrating after one of their bulls equalled top price at a major sale at the Beef Expo.
Meat processors need certainty
Blockade: 'Teething issue'
Meat block end in sight
Officials are expected to fly to China tonight with replacement certificates for shipments of stranded meat.
Suspicion over meat block
Labour says the Government's explanation of why NZ meat is being blocked from entering China is "contradictory".
Minister expects meat fix in days
The Government insists a total meat block into China will be resolved within days.
Meat block still unexplained
NZ meat kept off the shelves
Lupins help farmer to victory
Using lupins as a forage crop has helped a Mackenzie farmer take a prize at the NZ Ewe Hogget Competition.
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Get involved or miss out
Industry leaders fear apathy could lead to Canterbury's future water policies being unfriendly to farmers.
Award success a family affair
A focus on farming, community and family has seen two North Otago families forge a successful partnership.
Russia blocked Kiwi apples
Sowing time in Australia
The good and bad of irrigation
Water issues attracted most interest during the two days of the Primary Industry Summit in Wellington.
Schools lead the way
Schools can be the central hub for rural communities, something recognised in the Rural Broadband Initiative.
Options for broadband customers
Rural connectivity is set to improve, but it will fall short of what city folk are being promised.
Trees boost ailing incomes
Exploring the alternatives
Curing community ills
It's not a panacea to all that ails rural communities, but the advent of the Rural Broadband Initiative is intended to stimulate the local economy.
Drought's costly legacy
The drought's impact will be most severe on beef and lamb farms.
Market dominance not meat industry answer
Having control of the market is a very seductive idea. Most of us have wondered how profitable and simple life would be if we just had the chance to be in control.
Monitoring a key to better performance
Looking out for one another
Time to relax, take a breather
After a difficult season, some events now allow us to showcase and celebrate some of our industry successes.





